Season 10 Stargate

[ankh]

Right now it feels like I'm the only person in fandom who is looking forward to season 10, who doesn't think Daniel is going to be wallpapered so Vala or Mitchell or Sam/Jack Ship or some other Dire Threat can take over the show. I liked season 9. I thought it had about the same number of meh! episodes as any other season. I loved Vala, I loved Daniel and didn't think he was anyone's sidekick but was in fact carrying pretty much most of the show and at least half the 'meat' of the season. I enjoyed Sam again, thought Teal'c had more to do than he's had in years and found Mitchell inconsistent but no more annoying than Jack has frequently been and no more the Heroic Lead than Daniel. In fact, I thought Daniel totally owned season 9 with the exception of a few episodes when it felt like SCIFI Channel coughed in the ears of the Bridge Boys and reminded them that, actually, Mitchell should have something to do because he's the shiny new SG-1 leader.

So anyway. That's me, looking forward to season 10, spoilers and sides be damned.

Comments

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen S10 spoilers, so I'm just hoping there'll be lots of Daniel, some good stories, Sam won't annoy me, Teal'c will still have lots to do, Vala won't be twisted out of all recognition, and Mitch will stop being a bit of a tit and start being the leader he was apparently supposed to be. I don't know enough to be actively worried, so I'm not. Should I be?

[ankh-lj.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen anything to indicate you won't get the things you want. Regarding Mitchell, without dropping spoilers, there's one episode that screams to me "fix it". You don't have to wander too far in this fandom to see that BenB as Mitchell hasn't been a resounding success - and when one of the largest forums goes from liking the guy to being filled with hostility towards the character and actor then something has been seriously screwed up.

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

The thing is, when they've tried fixing characters before it's been really obvious it's an attempt at fixing, which never helps. I'll just hope they either do manage to make him less irritating, or they keep him out of my way.

[ankh-lj.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the attempts at fixing him will be blindingly obvious - we're not talking subtle writers here. I don't really care so long as they make Mitchell less of a prat and more like a guy who could and should be leading SG-1.